diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index cb3e4795a24e..f30ab60fc5f1 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -7500,16 +7500,10 @@ static int nft_verdict_init(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_data *data,
 	data->verdict.code = ntohl(nla_get_be32(tb[NFTA_VERDICT_CODE]));
 
 	switch (data->verdict.code) {
-	default:
-		switch (data->verdict.code & NF_VERDICT_MASK) {
-		case NF_ACCEPT:
-		case NF_DROP:
-		case NF_QUEUE:
-			break;
-		default:
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
-		/* fall through */
+	case NF_ACCEPT:
+	case NF_DROP:
+	case NF_QUEUE:
+		break;
 	case NFT_CONTINUE:
 	case NFT_BREAK:
 	case NFT_RETURN:
@@ -7528,6 +7522,8 @@ static int nft_verdict_init(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_data *data,
 		chain->use++;
 		data->verdict.chain = chain;
 		break;
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	desc->len = sizeof(data->verdict);